Public water system record
Tennessee American Water
Serves Chattanooga, East Ridge, Red Bank and 2 more places, Hamilton County, TN · 207,046 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Tennessee American Water in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Tennessee American Water draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2,368 lead and 43,208 unknown out of 91,571 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Where the water comes from
Tennessee American Water draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Hixson Utility District and Eastside Utility District. 3 other community water systems buy water from Tennessee American Water. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Tennessee American Water.
Buys water from
- Hixson Utility District Hixson, TN
- Eastside Utility District Chattanooga, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Catoosa Util. Dist. Authority Ringgold, GA
- Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA
- Signal Mountain Water System Signal Mountain, TN
Annual water quality report
Tennessee American Water must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Tennessee.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells